chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> § 18.2-60.3. Stalking; penalty.
> A. Any person, except a law-enforcement officer,
> as defined in § 9.1-101, and acting in the
> performance of his official duties, and a
> registered private investigator, as defined in §
> 9.1-138, who is regulated in accordance with §
> 9.1-139 and acting in the course of his legitimate
> business, who on more than one occasion engages in
> conduct directed at another person with the intent
> to place, or when he knows or reasonably should
> know that the conduct places that other person in
> reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault,
> or bodily injury to that other person or to that
> other person's family or household member is
> guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
>
> What does this have to do with anything, you ask?
>
> MrMephisto, in an oblique attempt to have some
> unstable person involved in the murder of Wyatt
> Campbell target me, impersonated me in the
> "Stabbing In Rose Hill" thread in the Fairfax
> General forum. (I have asked Cary to remove the
> post.)
>
> Perhaps he thought he was being funny or clever,
> or perhaps he was hoping someone would come to my
> house and commit vandalism or some violent act
> against me or my family.
Well, I suppose that first you'd have to establish that my cunning ruse of writing, "I'm Chuck Hoffmann and I live in Springfield" under my own username was done with the intent to cause you criminal sexual assault.
I think you'd have a hard time proving that, for several reasons:
1. You, Chuck Hoffmann, of your own volition, posted your full name and address to an internet community that has all the tools in hand to provide complete anonymity for its users, and where there is a reasonable expectation of anonymity.
2. In that thread, it's very clear that I am talking to you on multiple occasions, and thus cannot actually be Chuck Hoffmann.
3. I did not provide geographic information more specific than "Springfield," nor did I mention other details such as when you'd be home, your travel patterns, your "family's" information, or any other information that would enable someone reading the post in question to be able to track you down in real life. If I had "intent," I would have logged out, posted using a name similar to yours, and would have included all of the specific information you yourself provided, including your picture.
> This warning is directed squarely at MrMephisto.
> You crossed the line. Do not do this again.
Here's the really, really funny part. Remember
this thread? You said, and I quote:
Another goal, which is to cause your mask of anonymity to be stripped from you and have you publicly exposed as the detestable, unpleasant individual you are; I'm working on that.
And while Cary may be a staunch defender of free speech, he also knows your real name, and do you seriously believe he's willing to spend several thousand dollars of his own money to keep that secret? Are you?
Based on the information you just provided about the legality of stalking, it appears you are more guilty of it than I am. I have absolutely no desire to even so much as look at you in real life, while you have clearly stated that you are actively working on exposing my personal information to the public so I can face the retaliation you think I deserve for the opinions I have on the topics people post.
> If you do, I will use every legal means I can
> summon to have you arrested and pursue a civil
> case against you.
Well, I'm certainly not going to be arrested. For a warrant to be issued, you'd first need to prove to a court that I am enough of a threat to merit a subpoena to the owner of this site to provide my name and address so the cops can show up and arrest me for being mean to someone on the internets.
Your best bet would be a civil suit, which would necessitate paying a lawyer to file the complaint to attain the aforementioned subpoena so you can drag me into court and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that my hurtful, hurtful words caused you significant problems that can't be solved by just, y'know, clicking the little "x" in the top right corner of the screen.
I would say that I'd welcome the opportunity to counter-sue you for lost wages and court costs, but really, the only person you're going to cause problems for is the administrator, and I don't want Cary to shut this site down because assholes like you keep trying to sue someone.
Do yourself a favor, Chuck. Close your browser, and go try to improve the quality of your life. Look for a job, start jogging, volunteer to feed the homeless, whatever. This shit is clearly not healthy for you.
Sincerely,
Chuck Hoffmann in Springfield
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